the plan together that was rejected by obama and that would be, possibly, part of the bargain on the economy. >>shepard: and holder? >>guest: i don't think he will be in the job and can you look at the department of homeland security secretary napolitano, also governor patrick in massachusetts, those are two names floating right now. >>shepard: patrick, has there been any indication he has shown interest? >>guest: not yet but a lot of people when obama came in a lot of people wanted the attorney general spot. i don't know if holder had a chance to do it again he would do it because it has been so controversial. he is tired. when you have a chance to be attorney general, you usually grab it. >>shepard: they put him through the ringer -- wringer. >>shepard: [laughter]gerald loughner learned his sentence today but not before we heard from the victims and their families one more time including the husband of the wounded congressman, gabrielle giffords. and rare public comments from syria's president, bashar al-assad, the guy who is murdering his own people is speaking. [ male announcer ] imagine